Transvenous coronary angiography in humans with synchrotron radiation
The transvenous coronary angiography project at the National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS) is presently undergoing a significant upgrade to the hardware and software in the synchrotron medical facility. When completed, the project will have reached a level of maturity in the imaging technology which will allow the research team to begin to concentrate on medical research programs. This paper will review the status of the project and imaging technology and will discuss the current upgrades and future advanced technology initiatives. The advantages of using the radiation from a synchrotron, over that from a standard x-ray source, were the motivation for the project. A total of 23 human imaging sessions have been carried out with in the project. The primary goals have been to establish the imaging parameters and protocol necessary to obtain clinically useful images.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH00016
- OSTI ID:
- 10187118
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-60834; CONF-9407136-1; ON: DE95000762; TRN: 94:021004
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: School of physics: Enrico Fermi,Varenna (Italy),12-22 Jul 1994; Other Information: PBD: [1994]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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